Japanese cherry blossoms festival

Japanese cherry blossom festival slated for March in Hanoi The Saigon Times Daily Last year’s Japanese cherry blossom festival in Hanoi - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The Hanoi City government in partnership with the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam will organize the Japanese cherry blossom festival in the capital city from March 29 to 31. Visitors will have a chance to watch and take photos with Japanese cherry blossoms and some special Vietnamese flowers in Ly Thai To Garden in Hoan Kiem District, according to the Vietnam News Agency. The festival also features many cultural activities such as Japanese tea ceremony, chess, Yosakoi (a unique style of Japanese dance typically performed at festivals and events), and folk games. There will be about 20 booths serving Japanese and Vietnamese dishes at the Hanoi Children’s Palace. Particularly, a Japan-Vietnam investment and tourism promotion conference will be held on March 29 as part of the festival. The event will gather leading … [Read more...] about Japanese cherry blossom festival slated for March in Hanoi

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (r) welcomes Special Advisor to the Japanese Cabinet Isao Iijima in Hà Nội on Friday.— VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất HÀ NỘI – Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc lauded the strong growth across all fields of the Việt Nam-Japan extensive strategic partnership as he received Special Advisor to the Japanese Cabinet Isao Iijima in Hà Nội on Friday. PM Phúc mentioned that he and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe had worked closely together to boost bilateral relations in economy, trade, investment and tourism. Việt Nam was hosting the 2019 Japan Cherry Blossom Festival – an important cultural event for both nations, contributing to cultural and people-to-people exchanges, the PM noted. For his part, Iijima said it was the sixth annual edition of the festival in Việt Nam, stating that Japan appreciated the Vietnamese side’s close co-ordination to hold the event. He revealed that on the occasion of this year’s festival, the Japan Cherry Blossom … [Read more...] about PM Nguyễn Xuân Phúc hosts Special Advisor to Japanese Cabinet

NA Vice Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân meets with the special advisor of the Japan-Việt Nam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance, Tsutomu Takebe, in Hà Nội yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Pham Kien HÀ NỘI(VNS) — National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân met with the special advisor of the Japan-Việt Nam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance, Tsutomu Takebe, in Hà Nội yesterday. During the meeting Ngân praised the growing co-operation between the two law-making bodies as well as regular visit exchanges at all levels and efficient joint research activities. Ngân praised the role as well as contributions of the special advisor to cultural and educational ties of the two countries, naming the Việt Nam-Japan University project, the cherry blossom festival, and the Japanese culture festival in Việt Nam. She expressed the belief that the extensive strategic partnership between Việt Nam and Japan would be more active and practical, noting that the Việt Nam-Japan University … [Read more...] about NA Vice-Chairwoman praises ties with Japan, joint university project

President Trần Đại Quang expressed the belief in an interview granted to Japanese media, including the NHK broadcasting organisation, Kyodo News, Jiji Press and Nikkei newspaper in Hà Nội ahead of his State-level visit to Japan from May 29 to June 2. – VNA/VNS Photo Lâm Khánh HÀ NỘI – The strategic partnership between Việt Nam and Japan is expected to enter a new period of development, especially in the fields of trade, economy, defence-security, health, high technology, locality-to-locality co-operation, and people-to-people exchanges. President Trần Đại Quang expressed the belief in an interview granted to Japanese media, including the NHK broadcasting organisation, Kyodo News, Jiji Press and Nikkei newspaper in Hà Nội ahead of his State-level visit to Japan from May 29 to June 2. The President said he was glad to lead a high-level Vietnamese delegation to Japan on the occasion of the 45th founding anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties. The visit … [Read more...] about Việt Nam-Japan strategic partnership to enter new development period: President Quang